Incinerator



C. C. REYNOLDS INCINERATOR Filed March 2, 1955 IIIIIHIIIHIII Illllllillilll flll Illl i ,//s 4; /Z'W #2512.7

CHARLES C. REYNOLDS INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY United States Patent O 2,759,440 NCINERATOR Charles C. Reynolds, Dallas, Tex. Application March 2, 1953, Serial No. v339,514 4 Claims. (Cl. 11018) This invention relates to inciner'ators and more particularly to a novel wall construction for incinerators.

This application is a continuation-in-part of my copending application, Serial Number 295,014, iiled June 23, 1952, which has now matured into Patent No. 2,642,826, dated June 23, 1953.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a new and improved incinerator having va plurality of walls providing a plurality of vertical passages between the walls.

Another object of the invention is to provide a new and improved ineinerator having an outer wall composed of two or more courses of tile or concrete blocks, having vertical passages, the passages of the blocks of the two courses being in communication vertically to provide longitudinal passages through the outer wall, and an inner wall adjacent to the outer wall, the two walls being spaced at points to provide a plurality of vertical passages between the walls.

Still another object of the invention is to provide the outer wall with a plurality of lateral apertures communieating with the vertical passages of the outer wall and the vertical passages between the wall, the vertical passages communicating with the atmosphere at their upper ends whereby air may rise upwardly through the vertical passages to prevent excessive heating of the walls.

With the foregoing objects in view, the invention has further reference to certain features of accomplishment which will become apparent as the description proceeds, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of an incinerator constructed according to the present invention with parts lbroken away to show the wall construction;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional View -of the wall construction on a large scale;

Figure 3 is a 'fragmentary vertical sectional View of the lower part of the wall Actm'structi'on of Figur-e 1;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view showing the upper part of the inner wall;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional view of a modified form of the wall construction;

Figure 6 is a fragmentary vertical view of the wall shown in Figure 5; and

Figure 7 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view of another modified form of the wall construction.

Referring now to the drawing, the `incinerator tower 10 includes a circular kconcrete base 11 on which are supported the outer wall 12 and the inner wall 13 of the incinerator. The outer wall 12 is constructed of tile or concrete blocks 14, each of which has two vertical passages 15. The blocks 14 are arranged in'j'ux-taposed horizontal circular courses which are progressively onset `inwardly from the bottom to the top of the tower to fproduce the frusto coniform tower shown.

The inner wall 13 is formed of solid ytile or Iconcrete blocks 16 which are arranged in juxtaposed horizontal circular courses which are progressively offset yinwardly from the bottom to the top of the inner wall 13. The

inner wall 13 may be of lesser height than the outer wall as is shown in Figure 4.

The blocks 14 of each course of the outer wall are rigidly secured at their top and bottom sides by mortar to overlying and underlying blocks 14 in the usual manner as at 17. These joints 17 may be referred to as bed joints. The `adjacent ends `of the blocks 14 of each horizontal course above the third course are rigidly secured together by mortar in the usual manner, as at 18. These joints 18 may be referred to as head or end joints.

The blocks 14 of the second and fourth lowermost courses have lateral passages 19 which communicate with the vertical passages 15 thereof and with the upwardly extending passages 20 formed between the inner Wall and the outer wall. Certain of the end joints between the blocks 14 of the second and fourth lowermost courses of the outer walls, such as the head joints 21 are open, i. e., not filled with mortar, and since such head joints 21 are in communication with the passages 15 of the adjacent block 14 and also with the passages 20 between the walls due to the fact that these end joints are not located beneath the center of the block 14 of the next higher course of the outer wall. It will now be seen that air may ow into the passages 15 of the blocks of the outer wall through the passages 19 and the open head joints 21 of the second and fourth courses and then upwardly through the communicating passages 15 of the juxtaposed courses of the `outer Wall to the top thereof. Since the uppermost course of the outer wall is not closed, the passages 15 of the blocks of this uppermost course communicate with the atmosphere so that the air may escape into the atmosphere.

The blocks 16 of at least some of the courses of the wall 13 may be rigidly secured at their top and bottom sides to the blocks of adjacent courses by mortar in the usual manner, as at 22, but the head joints 23, thereof, are open so that maximum contraction and expansion of the inner wall 13, due to changes in temperature, may be accommodated without `crushing of the blocks 16 of the inner wall.

Moreover, due to the fact that vthe head joints 23 of all blocks are not at the center of the adjacent blocks of the outer wall, some of the open head joints communicate with some of the passages 15.

The upwardly extending passages 20 betw-een the outer and inner walls open at their upper ends intothe interior of the incinerator.

1t will now be seen that air may circulate upwardly from without the tower through the passage 20 between the outer and inner walls and into the interior of the tower. The heat of combustion generates drafts upwardly both through the passages 15 of the outer wall and the passages 20 between the outer and inner walls whereby cool air is drawn from the atmosphere into these passages through the lateral passages 19 of the block 14 of the second and fourth lowermost courses thus preventing overheating of the walls and prolonging their useful life.

It will be seen now that a new and improved tower has been provided which has an outer wall 12 provided with vertical passages 15 communicating with the atmosphere at their upper and lower ends and an inner wall 13, the inner and outer Walls providing a plurality of passageways which communicate at their lower ends with the atmos'phere and at their upper ends with the interior of the tower.

In Figures 4 and 5 is shown a modified form of the wall construction wherein the inner Wall 30 is formed of tile or concrete blocks 31 of the same type as the blocks 14 of the outer wall 12 and have vertical passageways 32. The blocks 31 of the second and fourth courses of the inner wall are preferably provided with lateral .passages33 which communicate with the outside atmosphere through the lateral passage 19 of the blocks 14 of the second and fourth lowermost courses of outer wall 12. Some of the open head joints 34 of the blocks 31 of one course of the inner wall also communicate with the vertical passages 32 of the overlying blocks 31 since the head joints of one course do not always lie beneath the central portions of the blocks of the next uppermost course. The vertical passages 32 of the blocks of courses of the .inner wall thus form a plurality of upwardly extending passages through the inner wall which communicate at their lower ends with the atmosphere through the lateral ,passages 33 and 19 and which open at their upper ends into the interior of the incinerator tower. The vertical passages 35, of course, communicate with the atmosphere and the .interior of the tower in the same manner as the passages of the tower shown in Figures 1-4. The modified form of the tower shown in Figures 5 and 6 can thus be seen to have outer and inner walls both of which are provided with vertical passages and which have vertical passages 35 between them.

In Figure 7 is shown another modified form of the tower .in which an intermediate wall 40 is interposed between the inner and outer walls. The intermediate wall is formed of blocks 41 having vertical passages 42, the passages 47 of the blocks of one course communicating with the passages 42 of adjacent overlying and underlying bricks, The blocks 41 of the second and fourth lowermost courses of the intermediate walls having lateral passages 43 which communicate with the passages 42 and the passages 44 and 45 formed between the intermediate wall and the outer and inner walls.

It will be apparent that, in the modified form of tower shown in Figure 7, the outer end intermediate walls have vertical passages which open to the atmosphere at their upper and lower ends and that the passages 44 and 45 between the three walls also communicate with the atmosphere at their upper and lower ends.

Manifestly, the construction as shown and described is capable of some modification and such modification as may be construed to fall. within the scope and meaning of the appended claims is also considered to be within the spirit and intent of the invention.

What is claimed is:

1. An incinerator having an outer wall formed of a plurality of courses of blocks, each of the blocks of each course being inwardly offset with respect to the blocks of the next lowerrnost course, the blocks having vertical passages, the vertical passages of blocks of one course communicating with the vertical passages of adjacent overlying and underlying blocks to create a series of overall inclined passages communicating with the atmosphere at their upper ends, said outer wall having lateral passages adjacent the lower end thereof communicating with the atmosphere, and said .inclined passages whereby air may r circulate upwardly through said inclined passages; and an inner wall of lesser height than said outer wall disposed adjacent aud generally parallel to said outer wall, sai-d walls defining a combustion chamber, said walls having portions thereof horizontally spaced from each other to provide a plurality of generally inclined passages between said walls, said last mentioned passages communieating with the atmosphere through said lateral passages and with the interior of said combustion chamber above said lateral passages.

2. An incinerator having an outer wall formed of a plurality of courses of blocks, each of the blocks of each course being inwardly offset with respect to the blocks of the next lowennost course, the blocks having vertical passages, the vertical passages of blocks of one course communicating with the vertical passages of adjacent overlying and underlying blocks to define a series of inclined passages communicating with the atmosphere at the top of said outer wall, said outer wall having lateral passages adjacent the lower end thereof communicating with the atmosphere and said inclined passages whereby air may circulate upwardly through said inclined passages; an inner wall disposed adjacent and generally parallel t0 said outer wall, said walls defining a combustion chamber, said walls having portions thereof horizontally spaced from each other to provide a plurality of inclined passages between said walls, said last mentioned passages communicating with the atmosphere through said lateral passages and with the interior of said combustion chamber above said lateral passages, said inner wall being formed of a plurality of juxtaposed courses of blocks, each of the blocks of each course being inwardly offset with respect to the block of the next innermost course,

3. An incinerator having an outer wall formed of a plurality of courses of blocks, each of the blocks of each course being inwardly offset with respect to the blocks of the next lowcrmost course, the blocks having vertical passages, the vertical passages of blocks of one course communicating with the vertical passages of adjacent overlying and underlying blocks to dene a plurality of passages inclined to the vertical and communicating with the atmosphere at the top of said incinerator, said outer wall having lateral passages adjacent the lower end thereof communicating with the atmosphere and said inclined passages whereby air may circulate upwardly through said inclined passages; an inner wall disposed adjacent and generally parallel to said outer wall and said walls enclosing a combustion chamber, said walls having portions thereof horizontally spaced from each other to provide a plurality of inclined passages between said walls, said last mentioned passages communicating with the atmosphere through said lateral passages and with the interior of said incinerator above said lateral passages, sai-d inner wall being formed of a plurality of juxtaposed courses of blocks, each of the blocks of each course being inwardly oiiset with respect to the block of the next innermost course, said blocks being solid.

4. An incinerator having an outer wall formed of a plurality of courses of blocks, each of the blocks of each course being inwardly offset with respect to the blocks of the next lowermost course, the blocks having vertical passages, the vertical passages of blocks of one course communicating with the vertical passages of adjacent overlying and un-derlying blocks to form a plurality of passages inclined to the vertical and open at the top of said incinerator, said outer wall having lateral passages adjacent the lower end thereof communicating with the atmosphere and said inclined passages whereby air may circulate upwardly through said inclined passages; an inner wall disposed adjacent and generally parallel to said outer wall, said walls enclosing a combustion chamber, said walls having portions thereof horizontally spaced from each other, a plurality of inclined passages between said walls, said last mentioned passages communicating with the atmosphere through said lateral passages and with the interior of said combustion chamber above said lateral passages, said inner wall being formed of a plurality of juxtaposed courses of blocks, each of the blocks of each course being inwardly offset with respect to the block of the next innermost course, said blocks having vertical passages, the vertical passages of blocks of one course of the inner wall communicating with the vertical passages of adjacent overlying and underlying blocks to define a plurality 0f over-all passages inclined from the vertical, said over-all inclined passages communicating with the atmosphere through said lateral passages and opening into said incinerator.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,505,257 Griths Aug. 19, 1924 1,622,431 Feigenbaum Mar. 29, 1927 1,701,287 Waite Feb. 5, 1929 1,744,185 Waite Ian. 21, 1930 2,641,205 Dolezal June 9, 1953 2,642,826 Reynolds June 23, 1953 

